Information and Empire: Mechanisms of Communication in Russia

Open Access in Russia - a point of connection?

Since the success of Information and Empire: Mechanisms of Communication in Russia 1600-1850 [https://www.openbookpublishers.com/product/636] edited by Simon Franklin and Katherine Bowers, and our growing number of titles that

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The Role of the Well-Timed Question

My chapter in Information and Empire [https://www.openbookpublishers.com/product/636] is something that I never really expected to write. It came about because of a simple question from Katia Bowers about

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Expect the Unexpected

Underlying my contributions to Information and Empire is academic work extending back several decades over much of my academic career (with many breaks for other projects). I have had the satisfaction of seeing

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Of Roots and Scrolls

Or, How the Bible, Witchcraft, and Botany Were Brought Together By Bureaucracy In A Completely Everyday Fashion That Was Totally Normal At The Time, No, Really, Stay With Me On This One You

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How do people know things?

“How do people know things?” – the title of this blog post – seems like a simple question, but as our new publication, Information and Empire: Mechanisms of Communication in Russia, 1600-1850 demonstrates, the answer

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Information and Empire: Mechanisms of Communication in Russia

Open Access in Russia - a point of connection?

The Role of the Well-Timed Question

Expect the Unexpected

Of Roots and Scrolls

How do people know things?